University of Ghana Clinical Dentistry Programme

University of Ghana Clinical Dentistry Programme
Duration Six (6) Semesters
BDS Final Part I/1st Clinical Year (Level 500)        44 weeks
BDS Final Part II/2nd Clinical Year (Level 600)      46 weeks
BDS Final Part III/3rd Clinical Year (Level 700)     40 weeks
Courses Offered
1.         BDS Final Part I/First Clinical Year (Level 500)
Courses offered at this level include:
(i)         Oral Biology I
(ii)        Dental Material Science I
(iii)       Dental Morphology I
(iv)       Behavioural Science I
(v)        Biostatistics and Research Methodology I
(vi)       Introduction to Clinical Dentistry I
(vii)      Introduction to Nursing Skills
(viii)     Introduction to Clinical Skills
(ix)       Human Diseases
Specialty Rotations (including Trauma/Accident Center,
ENT/Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Haematology)
2.         BDS Final Part II/Second Clinical Year (Level 600)
Courses offered at this level include:
(i)        Oral Pathology
(ii)        Oral Biology II
(iii)       Dental Material Science II
(iv)       Dental Morphology II
(v)        Behavioural Science II
(vi)       Biostatistics and Research Methodology II
(vii)      Operative Technique
(viii)     Laboratory Prosthetics
Local Anaesthesia & Surgical Anatomy
Community Dentistry, Ethics & Jurisprudence
Introduction to Clinical Dentistry II
(xii)     Advance Operative Technique
(xiii)     Oral Diagnosis
(xiv)     Oral Medicine I
(xv)      Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery I
Oral Radiology I
(xvii)    Restorative Dentistry I
(xviii)   Orthodontics & Pedodontics I
(ix)       Periodontics I
3.         BDS Final Part III/Third Clinical Year (Level 700)
Courses offered at this level include:
(i)        Oral Medicine II
(ii)        Restorative Dentistry II
(iii)       Periodontics II
(iv)       Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery II
(v)        Orthodontics & Pedodontics II
(vi)       Clinical Prosthetic Dentistry
(vii)      General Anaesthesia
Community Heath Rural Posting
Examinations
BDS Final Part I (Taken at the end of the first clinical year)
Human Biology/Disease (including General Medicine, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Trauma.
BDS Final Part IIA (Taken at the end of the first semester, second clinical year
Dental Material Science
Oral Biology
Prosthetic Dentistry
Operative Technique
Behavioural Science
Biostatistics & Research Methodology.
BDS Final Part IIB (Taken at the end of the second semester, second clinical year)
Diagnostic Dental Sciences (including Oral Pathology, Oral Diagnosis and Oral Radiology) Community Dentistry, Ethics & Jurisprudence
Local Anaesthesia, Surgical Anatomy and Exodontia.
BDS Final Part III (Taken at the end of the third clinical year)
Restorative Dentistry (Prosthetics, conservative dentistry, endodontics applied dental material science)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics and Pedodontics
Oral Medicine and Therapeutics